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Bihar Court issues arrest warrants against Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor for insulting the Indian army in AltBalaji web series

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Bihar Court issues arrest warrants against Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor for insulting the Indian army in AltBalaji web series

On Wednesday, a Bihar court issued arrest warrants against producer and director Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor for insulting the Indian army soldiers and their families in her web series XXX Season 2.

On the basis of a complaint filed by Begusarai resident and ex-serviceman Shambhu Kumar, the court of judge Vikas Kumar issued the warrant on Wednesday, September 28. He said that XXX Season 2 contained multiple offensive scenes involving a soldier’s wife.

“The series was streamed on ALTBalaji, an OTT service run by Balaji Telefilms Ltd., a company owned by Ekta Kapoor. Shobha Kapoor is also associated with Balaji Telefilms,” said Hrishikesh Pathak, the advocate of Shambhu Kumar.

“They (the Kapoors) had received summons from the court asking them to appear before it in relation to the subject. However, they (the Kapoors) told the court that some of the series’ sequences were cut after the objection. However, they failed to show up in court, therefore a warrant was issued for their arrest instead,” Pathak added.

Earlier, Twitter users called out the web series in 2020 for the way AltBalaji Insults Army in the show and expressed their displeasure through a hashtag. The Pyaar aur Plastic episode from the second season of ‘XXX’ was the one that got Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor into trouble. When her soldier husband is away on duty, the wife of an army jawan is shown having an extramarital affair in the episode.

FIRs on Ekta Kapoor 

Since the matter gained attention in 2020, several FIRs were filed against Ekta Kapoor over the series. Hindustani Bhau, a well-known figure on social media had accused TV producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor of disrespecting the Indian Army in XXX 2 and lodged a police report against them.

At the Khar police station, a complaint was filed against Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor for an “inappropriate sex scene” in XXX 2.

Major TC Rao, the chairman of the Martyrs Welfare Foundation (MWF), had said that an army officer’s wife was depicted in the series cheating on her husband and disrespecting the army uniform while her husband is serving the country by safeguarding the borders.

Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu govt to allow RSS ‘route march’ on November 6, to initiate contempt proceedings if permission not granted

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Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu govt to allow RSS ‘route march’ on November 6, to initiate contempt proceedings if permission not granted

On Friday, the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu police to grant permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for a state-wide route march on November 6. The court also warned that if state government continues to block the proposed march, the court will initiate contempt of court proceedings as the High Court had already directed the state government to approve the march.

“If the state police fail to grant such permission, the court would be complied to initiate contempt of court proceedings,” said Justice GK Illanthiraiyan. However, the court said that RSS can hold its ‘Route March’ on November 6, not on the originally planned October 2.

The ruling was issued by the court in response to a batch of 30 contempt of court petitions filed by RSS members against the TN police for refusing to grant the organization permission to hold a state-wide route march on October 2 despite a High Court order directing them to do so.

The petitioners’ senior lawyer, S Prabakaran, contended that on September 22,  Justice Ilanthiraiyan had ordered the police to grant the RSS permission for the march with reasonable restrictions. The organization had requested this permission, but the police had rejected their application.

Prabakaran also claimed that it should not be allowed for the TN police to ignore court orders and make up new justifications for refusing permission in spite of a specific judicial order. “The judicial system is impartial. The judiciary cannot be restrained by any entity, not even a government authority. It is a mockery of the court order that the police is sitting over it,” he said.

Police counsel NR Elango briefed the court that the state has received input from central intelligence services anticipating potential law and order disturbances as a result of the PFI ban. He said that the state could not ignore this warning.

Elango continued by citing a Supreme Court ruling that says courts should not interfere in matters of law and order. He refuted claims that the police were interfering with the RSS’s plans to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. He claimed that only on October 2 had the police opposed to the march and that they would be open to considering granting permission any other day.

Hasan Mohammed Jinnah, the state public prosecutor, said 52,000 police personnel are on the roads after September 22 to ensure the safety and liberty of the citizens due to issues such as NIA raids and the petrol bomb attacks.

However, S Prabakaran refuted the police argument and said that just because PFI is banned, police can’t deny permission for a march by RSS. “Just because some other organisation is banned, I needn’t suffer. The RSS is not a banned organisation”, he said. He added that police are bound to follow court orders and willful disobedience would lead to punishment.

Senior Counsel G Rajagopal, also appearing for the RSS, said that permission for route march was granted in Puducherry and even in Kerala, where PFI had indulged in violence. He argued that the state could not deny permission merely by citing law and order as a reason.

The state government also said that their main objection was to hold the march on October 2, as Gandhi Jayanti is already an important day, and RSS should reschedule it for some other day. “They are trying to celebrate Pongal during Diwali. October 2nd had its own sanctity,” Senior Counsel NR Elango said appearing for Tamil Nadu police.

After hearing both sides, the court said that as the state’s objection was to hold the march on October 2, RSS can be granted permission for some other date. After getting alternate dates proposed by RSS, the court said that the route march can be held on November 6. The case will be heard next on October 31, and the state government has been directed to issue necessary approvals for the march before that. If the Tamil Nadu government and the state police still do not grant the approval, the court will initiate contempt proceedings against them.

Earlier the Stalin government defied court orders citing threat to law and order

The Madras High Court had earlier on September 22 ordered the Tamil Nadu government to authorize the planned RSS march on October 2 at 50 places across the state. According to a ruling by Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan’s bench, the state government must issue the authorization by September 28 at the latest. However, the Tamil Nadu Police on Wednesday denied permission for the RSS march despite the High Court’s judgment, claiming that the state’s law and order situation in the wake of the PFI ban did not permit the march. The state government declared that it will not authorize any organization to hold marches or rallies.

Bombay HC quashes FIR against Kerala CPM leader’s son in a rape case after he pays Rs 80 lakhs as compensation to the victim

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Bombay HC quashes FIR against Kerala CPM leader’s son in a rape case after he pays Rs 80 lakhs as compensation to the victim

The Bombay High Court Wednesday cleared the name of Kerala CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s son, Binoy Kodiyeri, by quashing two FIRs filed against him in an alleged rape case. The court disposed of the two pleas after it was informed that the accused had paid compensation of Rs 80 lakhs to the victim.

Binoy is the elder son of former CPIM state secretary and former Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.

Accepting the settlement, the Bombay High Court quashed the FIRs against Binoy Kodiyeri.

In 2019, a woman accused Binoy of sexual abuse on the false promise of marriage in a complaint filed with Mumbai’s Oshiwara Police. The Bihar woman also claimed to have an 8-year-old child from the relationship and demanded compensation to raise her son. Later, an audio clip also surfaced in which Binoy Kodiyeri was allegedly heard threatening the victim asking her to settle the rape complaints filed against him.

Binoy had reportedly absconded from the Mumbai Police after the charges were filed against him on a complaint by the woman.

In 2019, Binoy filed an anticipatory bail plea, which was granted to him by the Bombay HC on July 3, 2019 on a personal bond of Rs 25000 and one or two sureties in a similar amount. 

Binoy thereafter approached the High Court, saying that the woman falsely implicated him.

The complainant, a former bar dancer (33), opposed the bail saying that if Binoy was granted bail, he would harm her and her child. She feared that Binoy was the son of a powerful politician, a former State Home Minister from Kerala, whose party is in power.

Binoy’s lawyer, Ashok Gupte, however, aggressively opposed the complainant’s charges, claiming that the “trumped-up case” was the result of the complainant’s failed attempt to blackmail him.

After several hearings in teh case, the court ordered a DNA test. When the move to settle the matter outside of court began, the woman asked the court to make the DNA test findings public.

Now, after three years, Binoy Kodiyari submitted a document before the court that stated that both parties mutually agreed on the compensation to raise the child born to the woman. A Division Bench of Justices RP Mohitedere and SM Modak on September 27, 2022, dismissed the case after the CPM minister’s son stated that he had already transferred the compensation amount and the woman chose to withdraw the accusations.

Reportedly, in 2018, Binoy Kodiyeri was also accused of cheating a Dubai-based travel agency of Rs 13 crore. Hasan Ismaeel Abdulla Almarzooqi, the owner of Dubai-based JAAS Tourism LLC, had sought the help of Indian authorities in extraditing Binoy from India to Dubai alleging that he has cheated him for an amount of Rs 7.87 crores, which goes up to Rs 13 crores including bank interests and legal charges.

Younger son of senior Kerala CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan arrested for money laundering

Interestingly, besides Binoy Kodiyeri, Kerala Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) General Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s younger son has also been embroiled in several controversies.

In October 2020, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Binoy Kodiyeri’s younger brother Bineesh Kodiyeri in connection with a drug case and for his involvement in money laundering. Bineesh Kodiyeri was arrested after Enforcement Directorate had unearthed his links to one of the main accused in the Sandalwood drug case – Mohammed Anoop. Earlier on September 9, Bineesh was grilled by the ED for his alleged role in the Kerala gold smuggling racket that has direct links to the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

‘Janeu dhari Brahmin’ Rahul Gandhi meets Rijil Makutty, the Congress leader who slaughtered a cow to insult Hindus

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‘Janeu dhari Brahmin’ Rahul Gandhi meets Rijil Makutty, the Congress leader who slaughtered a cow to insult Hindus

On Monday (September 26), Rahul Gandhi courted controversy after he met the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) leader, who slaughtered a cow in broad daylight in 2017 to mock Hindu sentiments.

Rijil Chandran Makkutty, the said IYC leader, had posted about the development on his official Facebook page. The meeting took place in Pattambi town in the Palakkad district of Kerala as part of Rahul Gandhi’s ambitious programme, ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra.’

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Screengrab of the Facebook post by Rijil Chandran Makkutty

Rijil, who is currently serving as the Vice-President (Kerala) of the Indian Youth Congress, followed it up with another Facebook post on Thursday (September 30).

He claimed, “Yes, RSS is the enemy of the country. Rahul Gandhi is speaking out, without any hesitation, against RSS hate politics. Yes, we can join hands against the hate politics of Sangh Parivar.” Rijil Chandran Makkutty also reminisced the excitement he experienced while meeting the Congress scion.

In 2017, in defiance against the centre’s move to enforce a ban on cow slaughter, Rijil Makkutty along with his aides dragged a calf and brutally slaughtered it. The cow is considered a sacred animal by Hindus and the act of publically slaughtering a calf was meant to send a strong signal to Hindus and a pro-Hindu government at the centre.

Rahul Gandhi was then forced to undo the damage. “What happened in Kerala yesterday is thoughtless, barbaric& completely unacceptable to me & the Congress Party. I strongly condemn the incident,” he had tweeted.

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Screengrab of the tweet by Rahul Gandhi

However, the charade of having a genuine concern for the feelings of Hindus stood exposed as Makkutty continued to remain involved in party activities. The agony expressed by Rahul Gandhi on Social Media and the supposed ‘suspension’ of Rijil appeared as an eyewash.

The fact that Rahul had allowed Makkutty to continue to work for the Kerala State Congress unit asserted that he had no compunction in associating himself with someone who had wantonly hurt the Hindu sentiments by butchering a calf. The pictures of Rijil along with Rahul and Priyanka, in the runup to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, are a testimony to it.

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Screengrab of the Facebook posts by Rijil Chandran Makkutty

Rahul Gandhi and his ‘Hindu credentials’

In November 2017, the Congress party announced that Rahul Gandhi is a ‘janeu dhari‘ Hindu after he reportedly declared himself a ‘non-Hindu’ before the darshan of the Somnath temple.

Screengrab of the news report by Outlook

The assertion by the Congress was questioned by social media users who hinted towards a possible catholic origin of the Congress scion. A year later, Rahul Gandhi told a priest in Pushkar that he is a ‘Kashmiri Brahmin’ and his gotra is ‘Dattatreya.’

Screengrab of the news report by ET

In 2020, the Congress party went on to celebrate the birth anniversary of Periyar, who advocated physical violence against Brahmins. Rahul Gandhi, the Janeu dhari Hindu, also gave up his ‘sacred thread’ for politics and joined the Lingayat sect in Karnataka.

On September 9 this year, Rahul Gandhi met a rabid anti-Hindu pastor, George Ponnaiah, as part of his ambitious mass mobilisation programme ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra.’ In a video that went viral on social media, the Congress scion was seen learning about Jesus Christ from the pastor. “But, He is not God? Or is he God? Jesus is also God?” he asked.

At that point, Father George Ponnaiah intervened and claimed that Jesus is the ‘real God’, unlike ‘Sakthi & other Hindu gods. The rabid Hindu hater said, “He (Jesus Christ) is a real God, revealed as a human person. Not like Sakthi and all.”

Rahul Gandhi, who otherwise claims to be a janeu dhari Brahmin, remained a mute spectator to the direct insinuation by the Christian pastor that the Hindu deities are unreal and imaginary.

Maharashtra: Suspected conversion bid by Christian proselytisers foiled in Solapur, FIR registered

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Maharashtra: Suspected conversion bid by Christian proselytisers foiled in Solapur, FIR registered

A suspected conversion bid by Christian foreigners was foiled in rural parts of the Solapur district of Maharashtra on 19th September 2022. An FIR was registered against nine accused in the Natepute police station under section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, after two locals Devanand Kokate and Subhash Khilare filed a complaint.

In the complaint, Devanand Kokate and Subhash Khilare mentioned that on 19th September 2022, three unknown foreigners, Suhas Bawdekar and Shamrao alias Samson Kshirsagar (both residents of Solapur), and three unknown persons from Solapur gathered at Mahadev Landge’s house in the Mandve village in the Malshiras taluka of the Solapur district with the attempt of enticing and beguiling unsuspecting villagers into embracing Christianity.

An FIR was registered based on the complaint filed by Devanand Kokate and Subhash Khilare.

It is further said in the FIR, “Mahadev Landge had invited more than 100 Hindus belonging to the Matang caste and started the meeting. The foreigners were saying something. The people from Solapur were translating those things into Marathi so that the listeners understand them. They said that Jesus is the best and the Christian religion is the best of all religions and Hinduism is a bad religion. Hinduism is regressive while Jesus and Christianity are advanced. If you embrace Christianity, you will attain salvation. Surrender yourself to Jesus. He will relieve you from your ailments. He will finish off your poverty. And we pray to Jesus for that.”

“Showing such baits, they tried to take disadvantage of the ignorance of the common Hindus and attempted to inculcate superstitions in their minds. In this way, they asked people to leave Hinduism and convert to Christianity. While appealing to people to do so, they insulted Hinduism and various Hindu faiths.” It is notable that the Matang caste is one of the scheduled castes in Maharashtra,” the complaint read.

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The three foreigners are US citizens. They are identified as Nathan Tucker (age 25, resident of Oklahoma, USA), Steven Ray (age 58, resident of California, USA), and Daniel Jordan (age 39, resident of Arkansas, USA). All three were detained by the police and released after a few hours. The police are further investigating the case. It is also being checked if any Visa rules are violated by these foreigners.

Devanand Kokate and Subhash Khilare are social workers in this area. They took an initiative to inform the local police as they saw suspicious Christian foreigners preaching Christianity to ignorant local Hindus. Kokate and Khilare have also submitted a memorandum to the superintendent of police of the Solapur district to look into this matter and take strict action against the accused.

Two Hindu temples vandalised and idols smashed within days in Trinidad, Biblical verses written on Kali Mandir walls, Ganesh Mandir looted

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Two Hindu temples vandalised and idols smashed within days in Trinidad, Biblical verses written on Kali Mandir walls, Ganesh Mandir looted

As Hindus across the world are celebrating Navaratri and Durga festivals, two Hindu temples were vandalised and desecrated this week in Trinidad in the Caribbean nation Trinidad and Tobago. The temples which were attacked are located in Couva and Penal towns on the island.

On September 28th, a Kali Mata temple in Carli Bay in Couva was vandalised and desecrated by unknown miscreants. The vandals had broken into the temple in the night and damaged the idol of Goddess Kali. They also smeared olive oil on the idol.

The attackers wrote a verse from Bible on the walls of the temple, which contains a warning against non-Christians. They wrote ‘Read Exodus 20:3-4’ in big red letters on the outer walls of the temple.

Exodus is a book in the Holy Bible, and in chapter 20 of the book, verse 3 says, “You shall have no other gods before me.” And verse 4 in the same chapter says, “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.”

The message indicates that some Christian fanatics attacked the temple.

Pundit Satyanand Maharaj said that the incident took place after members of the temple left for their homes after completing Navaratri services. He said, “Today they woke to find the mandir broken into and their murti or consecrated image of the Divine Mother destroyed and smeared with olive oil! A warning from Exodus 20:3-4 was painted on the outside. A report was made to the Couva Police Station, however, no receipt for the report was issued by the TTPS.”

The temple priest further added, “While Trinidad and Tobago is a multi-religious country where we all enjoy freedom of worship, it seems that some people are bent on destroying the peaceful co-existence that religious groups enjoy. This act of violence under the guise of Christianity must be condemned by all people of Faith.”

However, the worship in the temple continued as devotees attended the temple yesterday and sang devotional songs outside the defaced temple. Many regular devotees shed tears seeing their idol smashed, as they had contributed to building the temple.

The attack on the Kali temple in Couva took place just a week after a Ganesh Mandir was vandalised in Penal on the night of 22 September. Worshipers at Lakrani Ganesh Mandir at Gopie Trace discovered on Friday morning that the temple was broken into from the back door. It was found that a Ganesh murti was broken, clothes were pulled out from other murtis, and a cigarette butt was left behind. The vandal had also drunk milk kept in a fridge in the temple and ate some nuts kept there.

A speaker box worth between $3,000 and $4,000 was also stolen, which was mounted on a tripod. A flash drive with religious information was also missing, but later it was found. CCTV footage from that night showed a man walking along the road with the speaker box from the temple, indicating that it was the job of only one man.

Temple’s vice president Rekha Cassie, who first discovered the vandalism, said, “We saw the temple was broken into through the back door. The person kicked open the door, burst up the locks and entered the temple, ransacked the temple, came inside, searched the murtis between the clothes to see if there was money hidden there, damaged our donation box and took one of the speakers from the temple.”

The police suspect that the man had broken into the temple with the intention of stealing money offered by devotees, as he might have visited the temple earlier and saw people offering money as part of religious rituals. But he didn’t get any money as the temple management does not keep money in the temple in the night. It is also suspected that the attacker broke the Ganesh Murti thinking money could be hidden inside it.

‘BJP govt implemented development projects without wasting money on publicity’: PM Modi in Gujarat while launching several projects

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‘BJP govt implemented development projects without wasting money on publicity’: PM Modi in Gujarat while launching several projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Gujarat completed various large-scale projects along the state’s coastline without wasting money on publicity. Modi was addressing a public rally in Bhavnagar city of Gujarat’s Saurashtra region after launching projects worth over Rs 6,000 crore.

PM Modi is on a two-day trip to Gujarat where, besides attending a number of rallies and roadshows, he inaugurated and laid the groundwork for projects worth Rs 9,400 crore, declared the 36th National Games open, launched the new and improved Vande Bharat Express from Gandhinagar and also inaugurated Phase I of the Ahmedabad Metro rail project between Thaltej and Vastral.

Addressing a public rally in Bhavnagar city on Thursday, Modi further stated that by implementing the Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) programme, he had proven his detractors wrong.

“We did all this work without making any noise or wasting money on publicity. For us, power is only a means to serve the people,” Modi said addressing a huge crowd.

“I have proved everyone wrong by implementing the SAUNI Yojana, which was once dubbed as an election-centric announcement. We always stick to our promises. We (BJP) are those who live for the society,” the Prime Minister added.

Modi started the ambitious SAUNI Yojana while he was Gujarat’s chief minister. The programme aims to fill 115 major dams by channelling floodwaters from the Sardar Sarovar Dam across the Narmada River to drought-stricken districts.

PM Modi is on a two-day trip to Gujarat. On Thursday, Modi inaugurated and laid the groundwork for projects worth Rs 9,400 crore, attended a Navratri ceremony hosted by the Gujarat government, and declared the 36th National Games open.

The PM also held two roadshows in the poll-bound state, in Surat and Bhavnagar, where he was greeted by cheering crowds. He also went to Ahmedabad on Thursday.

On Friday, PM Modi launched the new and improved Vande Bharat Express from Gandhinagar.

This train, which connects the capital cities of Maharashtra and Gujarat, is the third Vande Bharat Express in the country. The first such train was started on the New Delhi-Varanasi route, while the second one on the New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra route.

Besides, PM Narendra Modi, Friday inaugurated Phase I of the Ahmedabad Metro rail project between Thaltej and Vastral.

Speaking on the occasion, Modi said, “today is a big day for India of 21st century, for urban connectivity and for India to become self-reliant.”

“India of the 21st century is going to get new momentum from the cities of the country. With the changing times, it is necessary to continuously modernize our cities with the changing needs. The system of transport in the city should be modern, there should be seamless connectivity, and one means of transport should support the other,” Modi added.

He added how Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad is an excellent example of how a twin city can grow. “Gujarat is developing a number of twin cities along the same lines. Until recently, people talked about New York-New Jersey. My India cannot be left behind, said the PM.

Lauding the BJP government in the state, Modi said, “We started the FAME scheme to manufacture and operate electric buses for our poor, middle-class people in cities to get rid of smoky buses. So far, more than seven thousand electric buses have been approved in the country under this scheme.”

Pakistan Railways come to a standstill owing to crippling fuel shortage, only two passenger trains remain operational

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Pakistan Railways come to a standstill owing to crippling fuel shortage, only two passenger trains remain operational

The deepening fuel crisis in Pakistan has disrupted Pakistan Railways (PR) services, with trains progressively grinding to a halt. Several stations have ran out of fuel to keep the engines running. To alleviate the difficulty, Pakistan Railways is acquiring diesel from private companies. Reportedly, the fuel shortage is chronic owing to low income.

According to the reports, there are various reasons for the suspension of railway services across Pakistan, including a shortage of money as the state body continues to suffer financial setbacks as a result of the floods.

Amir Baloch, Additional General Manager, denied any diesel problem and confirmed that the Pakistan Railways was getting diesel from a private business. “The railroads will continue to purchase diesel from the private sector as needed,” he said. Reports mention that one of the contributing causes is the major disruption in railway operations caused by disastrous floods, as well as the resultant losses and damages. As a result, the railways have been unable to receive their monthly revenue.

The Lahore engine shed management had just 90,000 litres of diesel on hand, while the fuel at the Faisalabad station was not anticipated to last a day as of Tuesday. The problem is even worse in Multan and Sukkur divisions. The sole dedicated freight train and two passenger trains functioning on the entire network, however, were receiving much-needed diesel from the Lahore government.

According to local reports, the railway network now has only one train running between Lahore and Rawalpindi, one Khyber Mail train from Peshawar to Rohri station, and a few freight trains. Notably, Pakistan’s energy situation is expected to intensify as the country tries to obtain LNG at a reasonable price from the international market that has been severely impacted by the political fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war.

Furthermore, as fuel prices have risen, Pakistan’s energy production costs have also risen. Almost two-thirds of the country’s power is produced from fossil fuels. Crude oil prices have also reached their highest level in three years, reaching USD 86 a barrel. The energy situation is intensifying as the cost of LNG rises, and Pakistan is on track to face its third consecutive winter energy crisis due to a shortage of energy resources.

As Kharge files nomination for Congress President poll, an old video where he warns the country about Sanatan Dharma ruling the nation goes viral

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As Kharge files nomination for Congress President poll, an old video where he warns the country about Sanatan Dharma ruling the nation goes viral

Hours after Mallikarjun Kharge filed nomination for Congress President elections, an old video where he warns the country about Sanatan Dharma ruling the nation went viral. Kharge gave this statement before the 2019 general elections. In this video, Mallikarjun Kharge first criticizes Narendra Modi’s work during his tenure as the prime minister and then warned the countrymen about Sanatan Dharma ruling the nation.

In this viral video, Mallikarjun Kharge said, “They did not march ahead even four steps and now they are asking us what we have done. If Modi Ji gets more power in the country, then once again there will be a rule of Sanatan Dharma and RSS in this country.”

Mallikarjun Kharge hand made the comment during an event in 2018, a clip of which was posted on Twitter at that time by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra.

Mallikarjun Kharge filed his nomination after Digvijay Singh denied contesting the election for the post of party president. Following a one-day stint, veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh Friday withdrew from the race for the party’s presidential chair. The development came on Friday, 30 September, the last day for filing nominations. Interestingly, only yesterday, Digvijaya Singh had confirmed that he would be contending for the post alongside Congress senior leader and the Lok Sabha MP from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor.

Announcing his withdrawal, Singh told the media that he would become the proposer for Kharge instead. “I met Kharge Ji yesterday to tell him that I will not contest if he is planning to, he is my leader. He told me yesterday that he is not willing to. Today, I came to know from the press that he is a contender. So, I met him today morning to convey that if he is contending, I won’t.” Now, Mallikarjun Kharge’s old video criticizing Modi and Sanatan Dharma has gone viral.

‘The party high-command culture to expire soon’: Shashi Tharoor bats for workers taking party decisions rather than top leaders. What he said

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‘The party high-command culture to expire soon’: Shashi Tharoor bats for workers taking party decisions rather than top leaders. What he said

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who has filed his nomination for the post of Congress president, said that the expiry date of the ‘high command’ culture has come closer. Shashi Tharoor made this statement on 30th September 2022 in an interview with ABP News.

Shashi Tharoor said that it is time that the party’s decisions be taken from the bottom and not from the top. Earlier, every decision was from the top, which was not right, he said. On being asked why he is contesting the election, Tharoor said, “Elections in our party are very good for India’s democracy. This is not a fight of enemies, we have worked together. Everyone is fighting elections together in a good atmosphere. India needs a strong opposition.”

He further said, “We have to pull back our voters. It is not that all have become staunch Hindutvawadis and will vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Many people are dissatisfied with the BJP, and they want to see whether the Congress is successful or not. I want to show that there should be a change in Congress.”

When asked about what is his opinion about the G-23 group of senior Congress leaders, Shashi Tharoor said, “There was no such group. It is in the minds of the media. Senior Congress leaders had written a letter. All those who were in Delhi had signed that letter. At that time only 23 people were in Delhi, so it is called G-23. Many of them have left Congress. I have always given many suggestions to the Congress high-command and said that there is a need for reform within our party. I had raised questions before the G-23 as well.”

Shashi Tharoor also expressed his views on top leaders leaving the party and the need to consider party workers while making any decisions. He said, “When so many people have left the party, it is time to implement the new model. In this, we should provide strength to the workers on the ground. Let them decide what their future will be. Socializing should increase and the grievances of the workers should be heard. Whenever a big decision is taken by the top leadership, it should be discussed with the party workers first.”

Shashi Tharoor was also asked, in this interview, about how he will revive the party organization if he becomes the president. He told in his answer to this question, “There is a need for de-centralization within the party. It has been a habit in the party for years that everything is fixed in Delhi. The party members come from blocks, districts, and states. The party should be strong there. No ground worker in the party has authority and all decisions are made at the top. It should be left to the states to do their job. Nowadays, the name of district Congress presidents is also decided from Delhi, whereas, its authority should be with the state office-bearer.”

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